Display device for ornamental objects

ABSTRACT

Display device for ornamental objects made up of chains with various aesthetic qualities, which comprises a framework, adapted to support a support base in a slanted manner for the display of at least one ornamental object. The support base overlaps a portion concealed in a container compartment provided with a plurality of parallel seats suitable to accommodate a corresponding plurality of ornamental objects. The compartment keeps a visible portion not overlapped by the support base to display the plurality of ornamental objects made up of various chains.

FIELD OF APPLICATION

The present invention regards a display device for ornamental objects.The display device subject of the present invention shall beadvantageously employed in the jewellery industry for the display, tothe public in an organised manner, of ornamental objects made ofprecious or semi-precious alloys, in particular made up of chains forbracelets or necklaces.

BACKGROUND ART

Over the years, the industrial sector for the production of jewelleryobjects has registered growth of advanced technology for the productionof ornamental chains, especially those made of precious or semi-preciousmetal, for making necklaces, bracelets and other objects.

Such technology has led to manufacturing a very high number of variousmodels each distinguished by its own personalising aesthetic quality.

More in particular, as known, various chains obtained by arrangingsequences of rings concatenated to each other, generally made up ofrings made of gold or any other precious material, in which each singlering is engaged on its inner part by one or more other rings of variousshapes have been introduced on the market.

In addition, the chains can have two different faces of which one isvisible and one is in contact with the skin having different aestheticcharacteristics.

Alongside deferring in terms of shape and arrangement of the rings, thechains can obviously differ in terms of colour or size of the singlerings, or else the wire by means of which they are obtained. Given thewide variety of chains currently available on the market, there is aparticular need, in the jewellery industry and particularly by tradersof ornamental objects obtained using such chains, of displaying to thecustomers the various types of chains in an organised manner.

For this reason, various types of display devices, generally ofconsiderable dimensions adapted to present at least the samples of thecurrent year to the customer, have been made.

Otherwise, the display devices known up to date have been provided fordisplaying only the leading chain model given that the other models aredisplayed for view directly on the counter of the shop.

The main drawback of these solutions lies in the fact that they do notallow easy comparison of the various aesthetic qualities of the chainsto be presented to the customers.

In addition, in many cases the display devices of the known type are tooencumbering and scarcely suitable to bear the advertisement of themanufacturer or any other information regarding the models of thedisplayed objects.

INTRODUCTION OF THE INVENTION

In this situation, the main objective of the present invention is toovercome the drawbacks of the art known up to date, providing a displaydevice for ornamental objects, capable of allowing easy comparison ofthe aesthetic characteristics of the various objects.

Another objective of the present invention is that of providing a lessbulky display device for ornamental objects.

Further objective of the present invention is that of providing adisplay device for ornamental objects, easy to manufacture and at lowcosts.

Further objective of the present invention is that of providing adisplay device for ornamental objects, capable of bearing extrainformation regarding the product in a particularly efficient manner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technical characteristics of the invention, according to theabovementioned objectives, are clearly observable from the contents ofthe claims outlined below and the advantages of the same shall beclearer in the following description, provided with reference to thedrawings attached, which represents its strictly exemplifying andnon-limiting embodiment wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the display devicefor ornamental objects subject of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows the displaying device of FIG. 1 with some parts raised toshow the others more clearly;

FIG. 3 shows a display device of FIG. 1 with some parts raised and withothers removed to show others further clearly;

FIG. 4 shows a possible exploded view of the display device of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5 a and 5 b show other possible embodiments of the display devicefor ornamental objects subject of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With reference to the attached drawings, the display device forornamental objects subject of the present invention is indicated in itsentirety by 1.

The description hereinafter shall refer to a jewellery object such as anecklace, a bracelet or any other similar object comprising a chain, inparticular made of precious metal, however being understood that thesame chain can also be intended for other embodiments in the jewelleryobjects industry without for this reason departing from the scope ofprotection of the present patent right. The links of the chain shall becomposed by rings concatenated in such a manner to define at least onemain direction of extension indicated by Y in FIG. 1.

The display device 1 comprises a framework 2, capable of being made ofvarious materials among which cardboard or wood and which can beobtained by assembling components in various ways through fixing meanssuch as glue, screws, rivets or any other means.

As an example, proposed in FIG. 4 is an exploded embodiment of thedisplay device 1, according to which the framework 2 is made up of abase element 3 with a vertical bottom wall 4 onto which twotriangular-shaped sides 5 are fixed, for example by means of gluing.Applied on the upper edge of the two sides 5 and of the bottom wall 4 isa frame 6 according to a plane having a slanting position with respectto the horizontal plane.

According to the idea on which the present invention is based, a supportbase 7 is provided supported by the framework 2 in a slanting manner forthe display of at least one ornamental object 8, which overlaps aconcealed portion 9 of a container compartment 10 provided with aplurality of seats 11 suitable for housing a corresponding plurality ofornamental objects 12, in particular obtained by means of chains withvarious characteristics, arranged with their respective parallel chainsfor at least a portion thereof.

The ornamental object 8 is preferably withheld on the support plane 7through one or more withholding elements 30 made up for example of ringsfixed or fixable onto the plane at suitable positions to allow toperform the adjustments on the length of the chain of the object 8operating on the adjustment device indicated by 31 in FIG. 1.

Furthermore, container means 50 for the label of the ornamental object8, obtained for example by means of a groove 51 or by means of a pocket52, adapted to conceal the label for a better presentation of theornamental object 8, may be provided on the support base 7.

The ornamental object 8 is illustrated in its entirety in such a mannerto make it completely visible. The container compartment 10 has avisible portion 13 which is not overlapped by the support base 7 and itis adapted to display the plurality of ornamental objects 12.

Advantageously, the container compartment 10 is provided by means of asupport plane connected at the peripheral edge to the frame 6 and shapedwith contiguous and parallel wavings, which extend along the slopedefining the seats 11.

More in detail, the support base 7 is connected to the framework 2 alonga side 14 and it is moveable between a closure position 15, where itpartially overlaps the container compartment 10 to display the objects12 arranged in the seats 11, and an opening position 16 where it allowsaccess to the container compartment 10 below it.

Preferably, the support base 7 is connected to the framework 2 along theside 14 through a hinge, obtained for example by simply folding anextension of the sheet which is fixed on the side of the framework 2.

The abovementioned folding or hinge allows the support base to rotatealong the side 14 between the two abovementioned closure 15 and opening16 positions.

Two withholding elements 17 arranged transversely with respect to thelongitudinal extension of the seats 11 to withhold the chains of theobjects 12 therein, are advantageously provided at the ends of the seats11.

Such withholding elements 17 are preferably simply made of elastic bandsfixed at their ends on the sides 5 of the framework 2 or of thecontainer compartment 10.

As observable in FIG. 3, the upper ends of the seats 11 are connected toa chamber 18 arranged below the compartment 10 and adapted to containthe portions of chains 19 of the objects extending beyond the length ofthe seats 11.

Lastly, a cover portion 20 n is provided connected to the framework 2 orto the frame 6, preferably at the upper short side 21 of the displaydevice 1, by means of a second hinge, also advantageously obtained byfolding a sheet, adapted to allow the rotation along such side 21 of thesame cover portion between two corresponding closure and openingpositions at which it respectively conceals or displays the upper endsof the chains of the objects 12, to allow their extraction from theseats 11. Advantageously, on the upper part of such cover portion 20 aguide 22 for the insertion of a panel 23 bearing an image or a text foradvertising and/or information purposes regarding the displayed objects12 is mounted, as schematically indicated in the attached FIGS. 2 and 4.

The display device subject of the present invention allows quickcomparison of the various chains accommodated in the containercompartment 10 and also allows to observe the resulting aesthetic effectdue to the sample 8 completely visible on the support base 7 at the sametime. Hence, the finding thus conceived attains the preset objectives.

Obviously, the display according to the invention can assume, in theirembodiments even shapes and configurations different from the onesillustrated above without, for this reason, departing from the presentscope of protection. In addition, all the details can be replaced byother technically equivalent elements and the dimensions, shapes andmaterials used may be of any kind depending on the requirements.

1. Display device for ornamental objects of the type at least partiallymade up of a chain of rings concatenated along a direction of extension,which comprises a framework, adapted to support a support base in aslanting manner for the display of at least an ornamental object;characterised in that said support base overlaps a concealed portion ofa container compartment provided with a plurality of seats suitable toaccommodate a corresponding plurality of ornamental objects arrangedwith their respective parallel chains for at least a portion thereof, atleast one visible portion of said container compartment, not overlappedby said support base being adapted to display said plurality ofornamental objects.
 2. Display device according to claim 1,characterised in that said container compartment is provided with asupport plane shaped with contiguous and parallel waivings adapted todefine said seats
 3. Display device according to claim 1, characterisedin that said support base is connected to said framework along a sideand it is moveable between a closure position at which it partiallyoverlaps said container compartment to display at least one objectaccommodated therein, and a opening position at which it allows accessto the container compartment below.
 4. Display device according to claim3, characterised in that said support base is connected to saidframework along at least one side with a hinge, obtainable in particularby folding the support base, and it is suitable for rotation along saidside between said closure and opening positions.
 5. Display deviceaccording to claim 4, characterised in that the hinge is obtained byfolding along said side of said support base on said framework. 6.Display device according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprisesat least one withholding element arranged transversely with respect tothe longitudinal extension of said seats to withhold the chains of saidobjects in said seats therein.
 7. Display device according to claim 6,characterised in that said withholding element is made up of an elasticband fixed laterally onto the two ends of the container compartment. 8.Display device according to claim 1, characterised in that the seats ofsaid container compartment are connected on the upper end with a chamberarranged below the compartment and adapted to contain the portions ofchains of objects extending from said seats.
 9. Display device accordingto claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a cover portion connectedto said framework along at least one side with a second hinge, inparticular obtained by folding, for rotating along said side between twocorresponding closure and opening positions with respect to saidcontainer compartment.
 10. Display device according to claim 1,characterised in that it comprises one or more withholding elements ofsaid ornamental object on said support plane.